Oregon
Emerald
.VOLUME XLVIII ' Number 4
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1946
Air Corps ROTC Opens
NO CHOW LINE THIS . . .
As students line up outside Friendly hall to Enroll in English
composition courses. This scene is typical of situations brought on by
this year’s heavy registration. (EMERALD photo by Don Jones)
Enrollment
Tops 5400
Oregon enrollment will reach and
may exceed the 5500 mark accord
ing to Mr. C. V. Avery, registrar.
Through Tuesday night, materials
have been issued to more than 5400
applicants and even more are ex
pected with the late registration
deadline extending until October
5.
A breakdown as to the number
of men and women students is im
possible as yet. The number of
graduate students attending class
es is approximately 250 which
makes this the largest graduate en
rollment the school has seen thus
far.
^Registrar Needs Help
People who have had experience
with IBM machines are needed for
University employment, C. V. Av
ery, registrar, said Tuesday. With
the installation of {he new ma
chines, the presence of experienced
personnel is urgently requested.
Mr. Avery’s office is located on the
main floor of Johnson hall. Anyone
interested in such a position is re
quested to contact him at the ear
liest opportunity.
Old-Time Thrillers
Will Run Tonight
Three old-time silent thrillers’will
be shown at 207 Chapman hall to
night in two continuous showings,
at 7:30 and 9 in the first of the
regular Wednesday movie nights
sponsored by the educational activi
ties board.
“The Great Train Robbery” by
Edwin S. Raber was produced in
1903. “The Last Card,” made in
1915, stars William Hart in one
of his cowboy roles. James Cruze
produced “The Covered Wagon” in
1923.
According to Dick Williams, edu
cational activities manager, the
films are being released by the
Museum of Modern Art in New
York in a series showing the con
trast between early movies and
those currently being produced.
Students, faculty, and towns
people are invited to attend the
movies. There is no admission
charge.
Dorm Rooms Open
Students desiring space in
either the men's or women’s dor
mitories are asked to contact
Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed im
mediately. Some rooms are now
made available by students who
did not claim their reservations.
Frosh to Meet
YWCA Cabinet
Tonight and Thursday night dur
ing after-hour firesides, members
of the YWCA cabinet will visit all
living women’s organizations to
explain to all freshman girls about
Freshman Commissions offered by
the “Y.”
By joining one of the many com
missions a girl is given a chance to
know some one with whom they do
not live. It also supplies an oppor
tunity to talk of campus events
with small groups and it gives a
chance for girls to learn about the
campus and college life.
If a girl does not wish to join a
commission she may sign up for ac
tivities in the “Y” when the activi
ties cards are passed out during the
meeting. •
Today is the beginning of the
YWCA membership drive under
the direction of Bobbie Fulmer,
membership cHairmen, and these
firesides are in conjunction with
the drive.
Co-op Buying Textbooks
The University Co-op is offering
full refunds on undamaged text
books returned before October 5.
If you have somehow acquired a
text which you will not be able to
use the Co-op urges you to resell it
and help relieve the existing short
age of text books.
Advanced Military Men
May Earn Commissions
Commissions in the air corps will now be available through a)
new ROTC course open to advanced students in military science
and tactics, it was announced Tuesday by Colonel John E. Mc
Cammon, head of the university military department.
The new program will be handled by an air corps unit of three
Registration Photos
Ready Thursday
Health photos for all new stu
dents who have not already se
cured them should he taken to
morrow at the infirmary from
1:30 to 5 pan. These photos are
required for all new students and
registration eannot be completed
without them.
Hazzard Names
New Yell Men
Rally squad male members were
announced Tuesday by Tom Haz
zard, yell king, after they were in
terviewed by the executive com
mittee of the ASUO. New assist
ants to Hazzard are Hal Schick,
sophomore in pre-dentistry, and
Bob Lewis, freshman in political
science.
Schick was yell assistant in 1944
at the University. Here as a fresh
man in 1942, Lewis went into the
army after one term.
There were 139 applicants for
women’s positions on the rally
squad, Hazzard said. He will inter
view them at McArthur court at 3
p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
Those whose names are from A
to M will be interviewed Wednes
day and those from N to Z Thurs
day. If any of the applicants have
classes which conflict with either of
those days they may come the other
day.
The organization behind the ral
ly squad will be set up next week;
Hazzard said. »
Oregana Space Set
For Mens' Houses
Oregana Editor Roy Paul Nelson
h^s announced the schedule to be
followed for pictures to be taken
by Kennel-Ellis studios beginning
September 30 for the 1947 edition
of the University Yearbook. No
unaffiliated group pictures will be
used. Space will be made available
for fraternities, sororities, co-ops,
dorms and halls, and Yeomen only.
Arrangements have been made
to accommodate all of the Univer
sity mep before the Sophomore
Whiskerino. Men living in dorms
but retaining membership in fra
ternities are cautioned to check
with their fraternities.
The first of the weekly announce
ments of appointments will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
officers and three enlisted technic
cians to be added to the University’s
regular infantry staff. Major R. V,
Archuleta, scheduled to arrive soon^
has been named to head the pro
gram.
Students electing the air corps
courses may earn a Commission in
any one of eight categories, includ
ing transportation, personnel man
agement, communications, ord
nance, administration, supply,
maintenance engineering, and sta
tistical control.
Generous allowances are contem
plated for the entire period of tho
student’s training. Advanced air
corps enrollees will undergo orien
tation flight of 25 hours, Col. Mc
Cammon said, with additional com
pensation for those students who
participate in flying.
Selected students desiring to be
come pilots, bombardiers, or navi
gators will be accepted for training
at a regular army flying school.
Honor students will be considered
for commission in the regular army
air forces.
I
Vets Must Report
Outside Earnings
All veterans attending the Uhi-«
versity under the GI Bill are re
minded to report their August,
September, and October earnings
to the veterans administration by,
November 5, Earl E. Boushey, act
ing chief, University Guidance!
center announced yesterday.
Failure to report by the deadlino
will result in stoppage of subsis
tence checks until the necessary in
formation has' been received,;
Boushey said.
Forms are not yet available at the
Guidance center for making this re
port but Boushey announced that
further instructions will be pub
lished when forms are received at
his office. \ |
Recent legislation passed by the
last session of Congress places a,
ceiling of $200 per month on com
bined earnings and subsistence foh
veterans with dependents and $175
for veterans without dependents.
These ceilings include board, room,
and laundry, when furnished in con
nection with employment.
Kwama Initiates '"{
Kwarna, sophomore girls’ honor
ary, will hold .their meetings every
other Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Newly initiated into the organiza
tion was Renee Cowell who was not
at the University spring term for)
her formal initiation. »